chroot
/t͡ʃɹuːt/verb
chroot is spelled C-H-R-O-O-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, chroot means “To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chroot?
| Letters | 6: C-H-R-O-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is chroot?
Chroot appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chroot?
- /t͡ʃɹuːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with chroot?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as chroot.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cohort.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of chroot
- chroots present, singular, he/she/it
- chrooting participle, present
- chrooted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chroot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To change the apparent root directory for a running process, affecting whether or not it can access certain files etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chroot come from?
From the name of the Unix command, short for “change root”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).